Schoenberg Correspondence for $k$-(Super)Positive Maps on Matrix Algebras

Abstract

We prove a Schoenberg-type correspondence for non-unital semigroups which generalizes an analogous result for unital semigroup proved by Michael Sch\"urmann. It characterizes the generators of semigroups of linear maps on $M_n(C)$ which are $k$-positive, $k$-superpositive, or $k$-entanglement breaking. As a corollary we reprove Lindblad, Gorini, Kossakowski, Sudarshan's theorem. We present some concrete examples of semigroups of operators and study how their positivity properties can improve with time.